Charles Jacobi - Resume

Charles Jacobi

Charles Jacobi

Principle Environment Artist

Eugene, OR, United States

chuck@chucktropolis.com

Summary

I am a 27-year veteran of the video game industry, credited on over two dozen shipped titles, including many from AAA gaming, television and film franchises. I specialize in environment art creation targeting next-generation consoles, PCs and VR platforms. I am also proficient in character art creation, animation, visual effects and level design.

Skills

Software proficiency

Blender

Houdini

Illustrator

Maya

Photoshop

Substance 3D Painter

Substance 3D Designer

Marmoset Toolbag

Unreal Engine

ZBrush

Unity

Productions

- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3
- Year
  2023
- Role
  Developer
- Company
  Sledgehammer Games
- Video Game
  The Walking Dead: Last Mile
- Year
  2022
- Role
  Principle Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Call of Duty: Vanguard
- Year
  2021
- Role
  Developer
- Company
  Sledgehammer Games
- Video Game
  Rival Peak
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Chex Quest HD
- Year
  2020
- Role
  Game Director
- Company
  Team Chex Quest HD
- Video Game
  Adventure Academy
- Year
  2019
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Prominence Poker
- Year
  2016
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Mobile Game
  Godzilla: Smash 3
- Year
  2014
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  World Series of Poker: Full House Pro
- Year
  2013
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Wreck-It Ralph
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Wheel of Fortune / Jeopardy
- Year
  2012
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Deadliest Warrior: Legends
- Year
  2011
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Zumba Fitness
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Pipeworks Studio
- Video Game
  Command and Conquer 4: Tiberian Twilight
- Year
  2010
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Electronic Arts Los Angeles
- Video Game
  Command and Conquer: Red Alert 3
- Year
  2008
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Electronic Arts Los Angeles
- Video Game
  Command and Conquer 3: Tiberium Wars
- Year
  2007
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Electronic Arts Los Angeles
- Video Game
  Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth II
- Year
  2006
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Electronic Arts Los Angeles
- Video Game
  Lord of the Rings: The Battle for Middle-Earth
- Year
  2004
- Role
  Senior Environment Artist
- Company
  Electronic Arts Los Angeles
- Video Game
  Kohan II: Kings of War
- Year
  2004
- Role
  Senior Artist
- Company
  Timegate Studios
- Video Game
  Horizons: Empire of Istaria
- Year
  2003
- Role
  Lead Artist
- Company
  Artifact Entertainment
- Video Game
  Close Combat 5: Invasion Normandy
- Year
  2000
- Role
  Artist
- Company
  Atomic Games
- Video Game
  Close Combat 4: Battle of the Bulge
- Year
  1999
- Role
  Lead Artist
- Company
  Atomic Games
- Video Game
  Close Combat 3: The Russian Front
- Year
  1999
- Role
  Artist
- Company
  Atomic Games
- Video Game
  Xan and the Cosmic Callbox
- Year
  1997
- Role
  Artist
- Company
  Digital Cafe
- Video Game
  Chex Quest
- Year
  1996
- Role
  Lead Artist
- Company
  Digital Cafe

Experience

Principle Environment Artist at Pipeworks Studio
Eugene, OR
May 2010 - Present
Responsible for creating concept art, textures, models and visual effects for environments across numerous game types and platforms. Mentor junior art team members and establish best practices for art production.
Senior Environment Artist at Electronic Arts Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA, United States of America
May 2004 - April 2010
Created environment art assets and built game levels during the development of multiple games for the Command and Conquer and Lord of the Rings franchises. Also mentored junior artists and reviewed outsourced content from overseas vendors.
Senior Artist at Timegate Studios
Sugarland, TX, United States of America
September 2003 - May 2004
Created character and environment art assets for the development of Kohan II, a real-time strategy title. Mentored junior artists and helped establish production best practices for the art team.
Lead Artist at DAS Entertainment
Fairfax, VA, United States of America
January 2002 - August 2003
Led the art team effort for Objective Force, an unpublished military first-person shooter, including personally creating character, vehicle and environment assets. Provided visual and technical art direction to the parent company (Dynamic Animation Systems) on simulation and visualization projects for various government agencies.
Lead Artist at Artifact Entertainment
Mesa, AZ, United States of America
February 2001 - October 2001
Led the character team effort for Horizons, a massively-multiplayer online role-playing game. Created textures, models, rigs and animations for character assets.
Artist / Lead Artist at Atomic Games
League City, TX, United States of America
February 1998 - December 2000
Created textures, pre-rendered sprites and user interface artwork for the Close Combat series of real-time strategy titles.
Artist / Lead Artist at Digital Cafe
Saint Paul, MN, United States of America
July 1994 - February 1998
Developed graphic design and created pre-rendered images for websites, corporate presentations and commercial products. Led the art effort for Chex Quest, a Doom total conversion.